Where does “мама” come from?

мама (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ма́мя, from Proto-Slavic *mamiti.

мама (Bulgarian): mama, mom/mommy, mum/mummy

Definitions

  1. mama, mom/mommy, mum/mummy

Ancestry of “мама”, step by step

мама traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian ма́мя

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianма́мяto deceive, to cheat, to scam, to defraud
2Proto-Slavic*mamiti—

via Proto-Slavic *màma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*màmamama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *mamiti →Every word from Bulgarian ма́мя →